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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
How Mr.. John DAILY, of California,
Bagged Two Bears.
From the Chico Chronicle.

John DAILY, with his father, has been on a
trip to Alturas. They camped at Mike
Bruce's place, just the other side of the sum-
init, Monday, and John took his Winches-
ter and went out for hunt. He had gone
but a short distance when he came upon
two half-grown bear cubs. Looking around
he espied their dam in ravine about 200
wards away. She caught sight of him,
gave sniff, and started off with her nose
in the air In the meantime one of the
cubs was making good his retreat, while
the other had taken to tree John shot
one of them, wounding it; and fearing the
little brute might squeal and call its mother
back, gave another shot, which killed it.
He then, after finding good tree to climb
in case of an emergency, went after
the other cub, which had also climbed
tree. He shot this one also,
sending a ball through il, causing it to emit
a shrill cry of pam and fear. John imme-
diately started for his tree, and none too
soon, for the next moment the mother bear
came charging through the forest after
him. He clambered into the tree in hur-
nv. and when once there took a shot at the
enraged bear. IL struck her in the rump,
but did not stop her. She kept on until
within few feet Of the tree in which John
was perched, when she stopped 10 take a
look at him. This was his opportunity,
and, taking good aim, he gave her another
shot. striking her In the snout and sent her
rolling and bowling down the ravine. As
she did not return 10 the fray, John got
down from the tree and went 20 look for
her, but she had disappeared. He then took
off the hides Of the two cubs and, should
ering his rifle and good portion Of the
bear meat. returned 70 cafnp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
NAPOLEON'S KNIFE.
An Imperial and Beautiful Relic Owned
by John g. W:tte.
From, the PHILADELPHIA Press.


From the PHILADELPHIA Press.
81 have many curiosities," said John G.
White, of New York, at the Girard House,
''but this knife | value more than all of
them"
"Why?" asked bystander.
"For two reasons; one because it is the
finest pocketknife have ever seen, and the
other because it belonged to Napoleon l."
"Give us the history of it?"
81 have the history all written down aud
attested, The knife was presented to the
First Napoleon in the city of Paris. He
carried it in his travelling satchel, and in the
flight from Russia in 1912 it was lost. In
the wear 1914 it was sold at Rotterdam to q
planter of the Island of Java. 1t remained
in his family when it was presented to me
as testimonial of appreciation of some
favors that had DONE"
The knife is superb specimen of the cut
ler's art. 1t weighs nearly pound and the
those used for meerschaum pipes. 1t con-
tains besides four blades sixteen implements.
among them a small saw, a buttonhook, a
gimlet, corkscrew, an awl, two lances, one
for puncturing and the other for cutting,
and a pair of scissors. The rim and bolster
of the knife are of solid gold. Theihandles
are pearl, adorned with the imperial arms
in gold, slrmounted by the Napoleonic N.
Among Dr. Whites other pet curiosities is a
tiny flying squirrel that travels with him
constantly, finding snug home in his inside
pocket,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
ELECTRIC BELTS.
OFFICIAL.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER,

SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. 20, 1887.
From and after this date the city ordinance
which specifies the Quarantine requirements to
be observed at the port of Savannah, Ca, will
be most rigidly enforced.
Merchants and all other parties interested
will be supplied with printed copies of the Quar-.
antine Ordinance upon application TO Office OF
Health Officer, and are requested to keep copy
OF this publication.
From and after this date and until further no.
tice all steamships and vessels from or having
touched at South America. Central America,
Mexico West Indies. the Bermudas, Italy,
Sicily, Malta, Marseilles and the Guinea
can ports, will be subjected to Quarag.
tine detention and be treated as from infected
or suspected ports or localities, viz: Section 9,
Quarantine Regulations. Captains of such
vessels will have to remain at the Quarantine
Station until their vessels are relieved.
All steamers and vessels from foreign ports
not included above direct or via American
ports, whether seeking chartered or otherwise.
will be required 10 remain in quarantine until
boarded and passed by the Quarantine Officer.
Neither The captains nor any one on board of
such Uessels DiH be dliOiced to come TO the city
or land until the vessels are Inspected and
passed on the Quarantine Officer.
AS ports or localities not herein enumerated
are reported unhealthy TO the Sanitary Authori.
ties, Quarantine restrictions against same will
be enforced without further publication
Thequarantine regulation requiring the fHfng
Of the Quarantine flag on vessels subjected 70
detention or inspection iCi be rigdin enforced.
Notice is hereby given that the Quarantine
Officer is instructed not TO deliver letters to YES
sells which are not subjected TO Quarantine de-
tention, unless the name Of consignee and state
ment that the vessel is ordered TO some other
port appears upon the face of the envelope,
This order h made necessary ia consequence Of
the enormous bulk OF drumming letters sent Ia
the station for vessels which are 10 arrive.
Ship chambers are informed that provisions
In large quantity cannot be received &C the
Quarantine Station, unless for vessels ordered
from this port, and II must then be sent down
by the tug boat at tho time when vessel N 70 b
t0wed 70 sea. J. 4. MCFARLAND, d. d.
Health Oflccr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
THE PLEASURES OF HANGING.
Death on the Gallows Believed to Be
Painless and Enjoyable.


From, the London Lancet.
If those are to be believed who, having
been more or less hanged, have been resusci-
tated and have narrated their experiences,
the much-commiserated victim of the laws
extreme penalty is not wholly miserable. 1t
would seem that even death 'sus. per coll. y
has its ameliorating conditions of circum-
stances. One sufferer in the religious cause
in France is said TO have complained" be-
cause he was called back to consciousness
from an experience of surprising delights,
in which he enjoyed the pleasure of gazing
upon the most beautiful scenery. The i'm
mediate sensation of pain is momentary;
and it would appear not unlikely that, in
our anxiety for the avoidance of needless
annoyance to those we put to death judici-
ally, we may be actually increasing their
sufferings and diminishing their pleasure.
The instantaneous deaths have all the pain
and little or none of the pleasure. Slowly
induced congestion of the brain may be the
least painful, and II only the blood pressure
be effectually raised at the centre that sees,
the beautiful light and charming scenery
are enjoyed in the highest perfection The
subject is a grim one, and we are not sure
that the new view of hanging experience
tends to make the death penalty increasingly
deterrent; but it is right that both sides of
a question, which the late Mr.. Whalley once
excited the merriment of the House of Com
mons by describing as "a poor mans ques-
ton" should be carefully considered at all
costs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
MIITII, ATED MONEY.
Bank Notes Can Be Redeemed at
Washington Even if Reduced to
From, an h.tel.vielu tcith a Bankel


From an hsterpie,p Eith q Banker.
Unless the moneys identity is entirely
gone it is redeemable In fact, money in
the shape of ashes can be restored, and after
the great Chicago fire ashes were redeemed.
1t came about in this way: 1t is customary
in banks to do money up in packages, say OF
Sl0,0 each, and in the big fire, of course,
hundreds and hundreds of these packages
were reduced to ashes But the shape of
| the packages remained, and wherever the
package could be sent to Washington with
out crumbling the ashes, the money was
sure to DO replaced 1t was done by nlmble-
| fingered women in the Treasury Depart
| ment whose trained touch and sight are
wonderfully acute. 1t is well-known that
the ashes of a newspaper if dampened will
! show traces of the printing. SO 1t was
with bills. These women would moisten the
packages of apparently useless ashes, and
| to their experienced eye the number and
character of the bill would at once appear
| So thousands and thousands of dollars were
redeemed by these patient women.
| A country merchant, afraid OF banks
placed large sum of money in bills in a
stone jar on shelf in his store, where he
thought it would be quite safe, When he
went to look at it one day some time after
it was mass of fragments. Mice had got
into the jar and chewed the bills into the
minutest parts. They had mixed them all
up, and altogether it was a fearful looking
mess. He sent cigar box full of it to me.
| forwarded it to Washington and what do
you think9 Out of the 81, las originally in
the pile little over $1,000 was redeemed,
the parts beyond recall being only the mere
fibres of the bills So the man lost only 500
by his fooliShneSS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13

lawyers We're considerably confused as to
the location of Drumnl's Station. con-
founding it with Drummond in Montana,
over 500 miles to the uorthward. The
witness renewed under oath her identi-
tication of Poindexter and of Williamson,
the sleeping car condutor. Mrs. Kenny,
Bernard P. Kenny and Mrs. Mulligan gave
corroborative evidence bearing upon the
former Identification. A waiter named
Mayer, in Steup's restaurant, remembered
having served her, her three children and a
mlddle-aged colored man on Wednesday,
last week
Further examination was djourned until
next Monday, when Judge Stilsing will
decide whether to admit negative testimony
ON the part of the train hands in Poindexter's
favor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
Curious Little Folks ofthe Congo.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
Ronzo de Leo, who travelled many years
in Africa with Dr. Livingstone, was one
who almost stood out alone in the assertion
that a race of dwarfs lived in Central
Africa. In his lectures in America he told
of little people who fled to the clefts of the
rocks when the explorers approached. G.
Eugene Wolff, who travelled many years
with Stanley, and who is now in this city,
gives some queer accounts of these dwarfs.
ION the southern branches of the Congo
said he to an Examiner reporter II have
seen whole ivillages of these Liliputians.
They are generous little people, who live
in rude hutS and clear ground, engaging in
various sorts of agriculture. They are also
slxillful hunters and they make palm wine
They are as 1.-THE and supple in climbing
trees as monkeys or balloons, although they
are physically as perfect men as any of the
giant tribes thereabouts, and they know as
much. The men are not over four feet and
half high, while the women are good
deal smaller These tiny little men are both
brave and cunning. They are experts with
the how and arrow, and readily bring down
the African bison, antelope, and even ele-
phants with them. As trappers OF small
animals they are unsurpassed. In a close
pinch they use the lance with astonishing
dexteritv. and an ordinary sling in their
hands is welded with wonderful skill. The
dwarfs collect the sap Of the palm, with
which they make soap The men are
smooth faced and Of a rich mahogany color,
while the hair is short. knlky, and as black
as night. Tens of thousands of them live on
the south bank of the Congo. They are an
aiYable. kind-hearted people, Of simple
WAYS. and devoid Of vicious tendencies TO a
greater degree than most semi-barbaric
races. The women are industrious and
nmiable. Very queer these people look
alongside the great swarthy blacks further
M on the Congo The latter are OF pro-
dlqi0us size. uncouth rude. b the remotest
degree, and cannibalistically inclined. The
dwarfs stand In awe Of them, but are 30
brave and cunning that, with all the odds
III physique against them, the plgmies are
masters Of the situation"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13

And here came most singular incident.
a man named John Seimering, OF No. al
North avenue, this city, came forward and
said that he had seen Mrs. Ford and her
Three children on train on which he had
come, but which arrived at Jersey City on
wednesday at 7:l5 a. N. He asserted that
Mrs. Ford stopped at Newark. She reached
Jersey City, it must be remembered, at II 80
on the same day. She absolutely denied
that she stopped at Newark. The police of
that city have secured every portion of 1t III
search of the children, but in vain. Hester-
day morning, in order to test the statement
made by SeiIOering, the crew of porters OF
the train on which he was were stood up
before Mrs Ford with Poindexter in their
midst. She again picked him out as posi-
lively as before.
No person in the world who didnot know
Mrs Ford would pick her out as promising
victim for robbery. Her dress Is OF the
Cheapest sort and her face is not by any
means attractive. IL bears the deep traces
of care, and her restless eyes have wild
and wistful expression. She fdgets great
deal when she talks, and appears to be OF
very nervous temperament. Chlel Mur-
ply, OF Jersey City, has done all that ne
can to interest the San Francisco police IN
the case. on the theory that the person who
robbed her was with her very likely there.
They have thus far been able TO confirm,
however, none Of the information that she
has given relating to California, while they
assert that the MINES and addresses that she
has given in connection with San francisco
do not exist there.
STICKING TO A CLEAR STORY.
The second chapter Of the examination Of
the charge against Poindexter In the Jersey
City Police Court uurolled itself yesterday
MIH. Ford underwent n severe cros5-ques'
ti0niBg at the hands OF Counsellor Norman
j. Rowe, representing POindexter, and al
aud well connected story. Tho court and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-20

forward with claims for the fastest and
greatest passenger steamship, with the most
modern scientific improvements, will make
Mr. Fryer the envied of naval constructors of
older countries. Being built in America,
with American money and of purely Amer1-
can products, the vessel will be an object of
pride to all Americans. Her estimated cost
is $500, 900, or about ~ per cent. less than an
inferior vessel of equal tonnage will cost on
the Clyde. The design of the Arrow Steam
ship Company, Mr.. Fryer explained to the
writer, is to have a line of steamships to
carry passengers, mail and express pack
ages only, excluding all character OF
freight Each vessel is intended to make
two round trips 10 any other steamers one,
since, carrying no freight, she need remnin
in port but twenty-four hours at time.
1--WE intend TO build twelve of these steam
ships III Alexandria" said Mr. Fryer, and
when the full designs of the company are
carried out, the line will form a daily ferry
between this and the other side 1t will
then be that a man need not go to-day, but
can wait until tomorrow, and not do as
now, wait for fully a week for steamer.
1t has not been decided what port shall be
the terminus on the other side, but the COM
pany have offers already from agents in all
the great seaports.
In the construction of the vessel no special
machinery will he needed at the yard IN
Alexandria. With the exception of the
bearings and fittings of the shaft and engine,
the entire structure is formed of rolled plate
iron or steel, the simplest product of the
rolling mill, being made by the ordinary
rolls provided in every mill, thus avoiding
the use of special machinery for the produc-
ton of any part of the huh or frame of the
vessel The great point to be noted in this
respect is the rapidity with which the vessel
may be built, as the work of supply may be
distributed among a number of mills in the
interior, shipped to the seaboard, and the
whole erected in a comparatively short space
of time.
Mr. Fryer said the construction work
would begin within six weeks, and in early
spring the Pocahontas would be ready for
sea- He also said that Baltimore workmen
would contribute to the building of the Po-
cahontas, as already a contract for plate
iron had been placed in that city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-20

Mr.. Brown concluded his remarks by
stating the number of thousands of dollars
at which Northwest Con. Virginia was
valued by its pessessors. The shanty van
lshed as swiftly and mysteriously as it had
arisen.
Z, The man who went to his own death with
a swagger and a jest is not known to have
taken life during his career-a fact as hon
orable as it is exceptional in the history of q
mining camp gambler. His perfect readi-
ness to fight upon due provocation goes far
to account for his bloodless record. He was
good natured but reckless, and others feared
to provoke him.
Brown had no respect whatever for the
doctrine that human life is in itself sacred
Once when he was dealing at the Silver
Palace, on South c street, man who had
been gambling and losing went o { repeat
eddy and borrowed money. His last trip of
this kind resulted in single dollar Throw
ing it down upon card the unlucky one
declared in a firm, half drunken voice his
determination to blow his brains out if he
lost.
He lost
Brown gathered in the coin, went on
with the deal, and presently glancing up
inquired: m
why don't you blow your brains out!"
Because" cried the desperate gambler,
II haven't any pistol"
Quietly Brown pulled a drawer open,
took out Derringer, and handed it to him.
The deal went on. There was no report.
Again Brown looked up from under the
broad brim of his SLOUGH hat The ruined
wretch had the muzzle of the Derringer be-
tween his teeth, and his thumb was on the
trigger.
WELL" asked Brown, softly, ''why don't
you shoot"
Because" sputtered the man, his utter
ance impeded somewhat by the barrel of
the pistol, which half filled his mouth, "be-
cause it would give you too - much salts
faction
Browns funeral, which took place in Vir-
ginia City, was largely attended. He was
about 81 years of age He left no messages
for relatives if he had any.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-20
Her Special Butter Dish.

North Coa1cag IN, H. Letter in Boston Herald.
A young lady told me of scientific ex-
pertinent she has been trying. Her board
ing-house is a very fashionable and exclusive
and excellent one, but of late the perversi-
ties of the butter have been trying. Butter
sometimes has way of being perverse, and
this usually in August, when it should be
the best, Just as children are very likely to
appear at their very worst when they
should behave the best. Now, some one
had told this young lady that if cream were
buried in the earth for twenty-four hours it
would then be found to have become butter
of superior quality and flavor. She
longed to test the truth of this statement,
and, confessing her ambition to Mrs. Daniel
Merriman, she was made present of bag
of cream from the Bigelow farm. She told
me- with the minuteness Indispensable to
the description of scientific procedures, that
the bag was of white cloth, of strong and
firm material, and that the cream, of course,
being from the Bigelow farm, was of lovely
richness, of the sort usually described as
being $ thick enough to cut with knife. .
She made the excavation in the ground, OF
the necessary size, and deposited her cream
and covered it up. fter-twenty-four hours
she unearthed it, and it was ball OF golden,
hard, delicious butter, wanting only salt to
make it perfect and this she added with her
| own fair hands. There were no traces OF
butternilk: it had all been absorbed through
the pores of the cloth into the earth. 1t Is
| improbable that the young lady will go on
making butter after this manner, but heI
method may indicate that there is shortly
to be a revolution in the art of butter
making. The new way has to recommend il
a great saving of labor, and, one would say
| of care as well. In these wonderful days II
is impossible to prophesy what great anc
momentous results may come from such
! happening as this
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-20
IRON WORKS.
OFFICIAL.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
UFFICE HEALTH OFFICER,
SAvANNAH, GA, Aug. 90, 1887.

SAvANNAH, GA, Aug go, 1887. +
From and after this date, the city ordinance
which specifies the Quarantine requirements to
be observed at the port Of Savannah, Ga, will
be most rgdly enforced
Merchants and all other parties interested
will be supplied with printed copies Of the Quar-.
antine Ordinance upon application to Office OF
Health Officer, and are requested to keep copy
of this publication
From aud after this date and until further no.
tice all steamships and vessels from or having
touched at South America. Central America,
Mexico, West Indies. the Bermudas, Italy.
Sicily. Malta, Marsellles and the Guines
can ports will be subjected 10 Quaran-
tine detention and be treated as from infected
or suspected ports or localities, viz: Section 9,
Quarantine Regulations. Captains OF such
vessels will have to remain AT the Quarantine
Station until their vessels are relieved.
All steamers and vessels from foreign ports
not included above, direct or via American
ports, whether seeking, chartered or otherwise,
will be required 10 remain in quarantine until
boarded aud passed by the Quarantine Omcer:
Neffler The cdptos4tS nor any one on 0odrd oD
such vessels wW be alioued 10 come 10 the city
on land until the resseis are Inspected and
passed on me Quarantine Officer.
AS ports or localities not herein enumerated
are reported unhealthy TO the sanitary Authori-
ties Quarantine restrictions against same VIII
be enforced without further publication.
The quarantine regulation requiring the flying
Of the Quarantine fdg on uessels subjected 10
detention or inspection ~ : Oe f!gidfH eiyoreea.
Ocer Is instructed, not 20 deliver letters 10
seIs which airs not subjected TO Quarantine de-
tention, unleSs the name Of cousigne- aud state
ment that the vessel j. ordered 70 some other
port appears upon the face Of the envelope,
Thia order Is made nccesary IN consequences or
the enornons bulk Of drumming letters sent TO
the station FOR vessels which are 10 arrive.
Ship chambers are informed that provisions
~ large quantity cannot be received af tfo
Quarantine station, unless for VESSELS ordered
from this port. and Il must then be- sent down
AZ al II
lowed - SEA. :. !. McfAiil. AND, ~. p,
hsalth 0fleor-
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THE SICK CHILD.

CHILD:
o, mother, lay your hand on my brow,
o. mother, mother. where am nowI
Why is the room so gaIrnt and great!
Why am lying awake so late?
MOTHER:
Fear not at all, the night is still,
Nothing is here tEat means you ILL
Nothing but lamps the whole town through
And never child awake but you.
CuILD:
Mother, mother, speak low in my ear
Some of the things are so great and near,
Some are so small and far away,
have 81 fear, l cannot say,
What have done, and what do fear:
And why are you crying, mother dear:
MOTHER:
Out in the city sounds begin,
Thank the kind God the carts come in,
An hour or two more and God is so kind,
The day shall be blue in the window blind
Then shall my child go sweetly asleep,
And dream of the birds and the hills of sheep
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON